secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)
CIK:        0000018230
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-01-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000018230-22-000014
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Caterpillar Q4 revenues up 23% to $13.8B; adj. EPS $2.69 vs $2.12 YoY
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- Q4 2021 sales and revenues $13.8B, up 23% YoY; full year $51.0B, up 22% YoY.
- Q4 GAAP EPS $3.91 (includes mark-to-market gains); adjusted $2.69 vs $2.12 in Q4 2020.
- Full-year GAAP EPS $11.83; adjusted $10.81 vs $6.56 in 2020.
- Operating cash flow strong; ended 2021 with $9.3B enterprise cash; returned $5.0B to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- Retail machine sales up 5% globally in Q4; Construction Industries up 4%, Resource Industries up 10%, Energy & Transportation up 12%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823022000014/0000018230-22-000014-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823022000014/cat-20220128.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-22-000014

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